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BECAUSE WE HAVE PERPETRATED A WAR.... THESE HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS MUST BE ADDRESSED
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*Peace at Home: Civil Liberties--Patriot Acts * Things to do RIGHT NOW! Direct Action!
Participating Justice Organizations Louisville Peace Action Community C-SAW: Citizens Standing Against War Participating Justice Organizations Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
It is not enough to say, "We must not wage war." It
is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it….We must see that peace
represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the
discords of war.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. from
The
Little Book of Peace
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REAL TIME MONITOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ
A Good Place to Start--- Humanitarian Information Center for Iraq Another Great Place----C-SAW Iraq & Foreign Policy blogs---timely news articles members of the peace community want to make sure you see. Official UN News Centre---Situation in Iraq. Human Rights Watch---Breaking News Oxfam's Factsheet on Iraq Humanitarian Crisis
THE HUMAN & HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR/OCCUPATION IN IRAQ
Amnesty International: Respecting International Law in Iraq; Updates.
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES Estimates of civilian casualties due to current war. Gulf War 1991 casualty estimates and controversy; Beth Daponte's article about estimating civilian casualties Background by UNICEF on casualties of sanctions. MILITARY CASUALTIES UNITED STATES Military casualties: Total coalition: 530 and increasing. Names. Comparison statistics: 1980-2001(Department of Defense); the Wall IRAQ Basic information---refugee statistics & facts, definition of terms, US in relation to world-wide situation UNHCR---United Nations High Commission on Refugees---Iraq Emergency Refugees International---Focus on Iraq Madre's Milk & Medicine Program: Every Child Has a Name American Friends Service Committee---clean water program Guardian's Smart Donors Guide to Aid Organizations in Iraq HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International---Current crisis in Iraq; history of human rights abuse issues Crimes of War Project--what the public should know Human Rights Watch in Middle East/North Africa--Iraq Human Rights Web---introduction and basic documents Madre---International Women's Human Rights Organization MINCAVA's Human Rights Weblinks Protection of Civilian Persons and Civilian Populations in Times of War--Geneva Convention, ICRC site University of Minnesota Human Rights Library Rabbis for Human Rights---Provides contacts for reporting human rights violations in Israel (concern about action against minority populations in Israel because of the war) Gush Shalom--Israeli Peace Bloc---tracks concerns about governmental/military violence & human rights violations against Palestinians (heighten concern because of the war.)
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